Re: OT St. German Re: Homosexuality and gender identity

John Cowan wrote:


> Tristan McLeay scripsit:
>
> > Had I meant 'Saint German', I would've written 'St German' (standard
> > doesn't end in a T but saint does, hence the use of dots). I didn't see
> > the ambiguity :)
>
> North American English doesn't have that rule:  we (conservatively) write
> "Mr." for "Mister", "Dr." for "Doctor", and "St." for "Saint".
> I thought you might possibly be referring to Saint-Germain.
>
So did I.  For July 31st there's St. Germain (Germanus) of Auxerre
(378-448), but nothing to do with conlanging, alas.

Google also gives several refs. to the Comte de Saint Germain, a mysterious
18th century figure who has inspired a cult.

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